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Brilliant Wins a TED Prize!
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Seva founder Dr. Larry Brilliant, was named as one of three recipients of the 2006 TED Prize at a private event in New York City. The prize honors people with "ideas and passions big enough to change the world" — such as the 2005 winner, rock star and international activist Bono. |
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This year's other TED Prize winners are Arab-American documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, and humanitarian design pioneer Cameron Sinclair. The TED Prize Honorary Advisory Committee consists of Amazon.com founder, Jeff Bezos; author, Eve Ensler; jazz legend, Herbie Hancock; actress, Goldie Hawn; and UN Under-Secretary-General for Communication, Shashi Tharoor. |
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Larry is being recognized for lifetime of making a difference, as a medical doctor, epidemiologist, technologist, activist and author who is healing the world. TED Prize press briefings cover highlights of Larry's career, including:
- The successful smallpox eradication program with the World Health Organization.
- Co-founding the pioneering online community The Well, with Stewart Brand — noting that TIME and Wired magazines call Larry a "technology visionary."
- Serving as a CEO for two technology start-up ventures.
- And of course, his work as a founder of Seva.
Larry appreciates the honor, yet what the TED Prize really represents for him is an opportunity to improve the health of some of the world's neediest people — thanks to the TED Prize wish!
A Truly Grand Prize
Each TED Prize recipient is granted one "world-changing" wish, to be revealed at the 2006 TED Conference in Monterey, California, on February 23. Members of the TED Community and a group of world-class companies have pledged support to help fulfill these wishes. The granted wish is intended to aid efforts to develop sustainable and widespread benefit for the global community.
"We want them to think big," explains the TED Prize website, "and we want them to fully understand the range of resources the TED Community can offer them. We are willing to spend, in hard cash, $100,000 on each winner. And our goal is to convert this into received value that is an order of magnitude greater. How? By connecting our winners into the heart of the TED community; by tapping into the enthusiastic support of our team of sponsors and partners; and by working with our winners to deliver something creative and big and bold and wonderful."
"It's almost like a dream," Larry said. "All these companies and foundations and organizations are pledged to fulfill my wish! I even have a Wish Coordinator. When I met her, I couldn't stop looking at her — and she said, 'Why are you staring at me?' I said, "Because you look much smaller than I expected.' She asked, 'What did you expect?' I said, 'I expected seven foot three and green! The only Wish Coordinator I've ever heard of is a genie!'"
An Inspired Nudge
"We're proud to be honoring three such remarkable individuals," says Chris Anderson, Curator of the TED Conference. "We believe they will inspire the TED Community and perhaps many others to play a role in nudging our world toward a better future."
Congratulations, Larry!
To learn more, visit the TED website
